Table 1.

Poststroke spasticity in patients admitted to a stroke unit

Study	N	Time after stroke	Evaluation method	Predictors of spasticity	Prevalence of spasticity
Opheim A et al. (2014)	117	Up to 12 months	MAS	Reduced sensorimotor function	Spasticity at 3 and 10 days and 4 weeks, 24, 43, and 46 % of. At 12 months, 46 %
				Reduced sensation
Wissel J et al. (2010)	94	Up 10 4 months	Modified ashworth scale (Spasticity: MAS > 0)	Moderate increase in muscle tone at baseline and/or first follow-up (MAS = 2), low Barthel Index at baseline, hemispasticity, involvement of more than two joints at first follow-up, and paresis at any assessment point	Spasticity: At 2 weeks: 24.5 % At 6 weeks: 26.7 % At 4 months: 21.7 % Severe spasticity: 9.6 % (MAS ≥ 3)
Urban PP et al. (2010)	211	Up to 6 months	Modified ashworth scale (Spasticity: MAS > 0)	More severe paresis in the proximal and distal limb muscles had a higher risk for developing spasticity	42.6 % had developed spasticity at 6 months. A more severe degree of spasticity (Modified Ashworth Scale > or = 3) was observed in 15.6 % of all patients